The Balloon Goes Up

The Balloon Goes Up is a 1942 British, black-and-white, comedy, musical war film, directed by Redd Davis and starring Ronald Shiner, Ethel Revnell, Gracie West, Donald Peers and Elsie Wagstaff.^[1] It was produced by New Realm Pictures.

Synopsis

The title refers to the 'balloon going up', a popular euphemism for an anticipated German invasion of Britain during the Second World War. This musical - comedy film is a collection of vaudeville gags and radio one line - jokes. It is also an anti - Nazi war film.^[2]

References

External links

• The Balloon Goes Up at AllMovie
• The Balloon Goes Up at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
• The Balloon Goes Up at the Internet Movie Database